The mountain toad (''Incilius cavifrons'') is a species of
toad
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientif ...
in the family
Bufonidae. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
Sierra de los Tuxtlas region in southern
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
state, Mexico.
Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s are
tropical pine-oak forests. It breeds in streams.
This naturally rare species is threatened by
habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
caused by agricultural activities, wood extraction, and infrastructure development.
References
cavifrons
''Lineostriastiria biundulalis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance ...
Amphibians described in 1950
Endemic amphibians of Mexico
Endemic fauna of Los Tuxtlas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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